Thursday, May 20, 2010

Brought to you by the folks at Our Sunday Visitor: http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/6388/Masterful-preaching-of-Archbishop-Fulton-Sheen.aspxBy Emily StimpsonMasterful preaching of Archbishop Fulton SheenNew book details the popular American archbishop’s prayerful dedication to preparing and delivering powerful homilies that kept pews packed“A miniature St. Peter’s Square.” That’s how one observer described the scene outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral when then-Father Fulton Sheen preached his annual Good Friday homily. On that day, thousands would fill the streets of New York, straining to hear the homily, which was broadcast via loudspeaker to all those unable to fit into the overflowing cathedral. The traffic on Fifth Avenue literally stopped while he spoke.